Clustering of Health Risk Behaviors in Mexican and Puerto Rican Men: Results from the Latino Men's Health Initiative. Nutrients 2022 Oct 26;14(21)
Date
11/12/2022Pubmed ID
36364758Pubmed Central ID
PMC9657089DOI
10.3390/nu14214495Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85141556358 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Engaging in multiple health risk behaviors simultaneously may increase the risk for cardiometabolic diseases. This study examined the prevalence and clustering of three health behaviors (physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and smoking) among Latino men. The participants were 99 Mexican and 104 Puerto Rican men who participated in a study addressing culture- and obesity-related factors. The health behaviors were obtained from self-reported and anthropometric assessments through objective measurements. Among all participants, 5% had no health risk behaviors, 30% had one, 47% had two, and 18% had all three; their most common health risk behavior cluster was low physical activity and low fruit and vegetable consumption (28%). Among Puerto Rican men, 7% had no health risk behaviors, 24% had one, 51% had two, and 18% had all three; their most common health risk behavior cluster was current smoker and low fruit and vegetable consumption (28%). Among Mexican men, 3% had no health risk behaviors, 36% had one, 43% had two and 19% had all three; their most common health risk behavior cluster was low physical activity and low fruit and vegetable consumption (33%). The findings highlight the need for lifestyle interventions that target multiple health risk behaviors related to cardiometabolic diseases in Latinos.
Author List
Alonso A, Rosas CE, Rademaker A, Sanchez-Johnsen LAuthor
Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen PhD Center Associate Director, Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Cardiovascular DiseasesCluster Analysis
Humans
Male
Puerto Rico
Risk-Taking
